Merge branch 'lukas/trace-fix'

* lukas/trace-fix:
  erts: Only allow remove from trace_status callback

13 files changed, 153 insertions, 140 deletions

diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_tracer.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_tracer.xml
index 2075b962d8..7fd5512b33 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_tracer.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_tracer.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
           <item>If not set to <c>true</c>, the tracer has been requested to
           include the output of a match specification that was run.</item>
           <tag><c>scheduler_id</c></tag>
-          <item>Set to a number of the scheduler id is to be included by the tracer.
+          <item>Set to a number if the scheduler id is to be included by the tracer.
           Otherwise it is set to <c>undefined</c>.</item>
         </taglist>
         </p>
@@ -155,14 +155,13 @@
         overhead associated with tracing. If <c>trace</c> is returned the
         necessary trace data will be created and the trace call-back of the tracer
         will be called. If <c>discard</c> is returned, this trace call
-        will be discarded and no call to trace will be done. If
-        <c>remove</c> is returned, the VM will attempt to remove this tracer
-        from the tracee, together with any trace flags set on the tracee.
+        will be discarded and no call to trace will be done.
         </p>
         <p><c>trace_status</c> is a special type of <c>TraceTag</c> which is used
         to check if the tracer should still be active. It is called in multiple
         scenarios, but most significantly it is used when tracing is started
-        using this tracer.</p>
+        using this tracer. If <c>remove</c> is returned when the <c>trace_status</c>
+        is checked, the tracer will be removed from the tracee.</p>
         <p>This function may be called multiple times per tracepoint, so it
         is important that it is both fast and side effect free.</p>
       </desc>
@@ -617,7 +616,7 @@ static int upgrade(ErlNifEnv* env, void** priv_data, void** old_priv_data,
 }
 
 /*
- * argv[0]: Trace Tag
+ * argv[0]: TraceTag
  * argv[1]: TracerState
  * argv[2]: Tracee
  */
@@ -626,8 +625,11 @@ static ERL_NIF_TERM enabled(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[])
     ErlNifPid to_pid;
     if (enif_get_local_pid(env, argv[1], &amp;to_pid))
         if (!enif_is_process_alive(env, &amp;to_pid))
-            /* tracer is dead so we should remove this tracepoint */
-            return enif_make_atom(env, "remove");
+            if (enif_is_identical(enif_make_atom(env, "trace_status"), argv[0]))
+                /* tracer is dead so we should remove this tracepoint */
+                return enif_make_atom(env, "remove");
+            else
+                return enif_make_atom(env, "discard");
 
     /* Only generate trace for when tracer != tracee */
     if (enif_is_identical(argv[1], argv[2]))
@@ -645,7 +647,7 @@ static ERL_NIF_TERM enabled(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[])
 }
 
 /*
- * argv[0]: Trace Tag, should only be 'send'
+ * argv[0]: TraceTag, should only be 'send'
  * argv[1]: TracerState, process to send {argv[2], argv[4]} to
  * argv[2]: Tracee
  * argv[3]: Message, ignored
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bp.c b/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bp.c
index 308e5ce205..8489897d3a 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bp.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bp.c
@@ -655,8 +655,7 @@ erts_generic_breakpoint(Process* c_p, BeamInstr* I, Eterm* reg)
 	erts_smp_atomic_inc_nob(&bp->count->acount);
     }
 
-    if (bp_flags & ERTS_BPF_TIME_TRACE_ACTIVE
-        && ERTS_TRACER_PROC_IS_ENABLED(c_p)) {
+    if (bp_flags & ERTS_BPF_TIME_TRACE_ACTIVE) {
 	Eterm w;
 	erts_trace_time_call(c_p, I, bp->time);
 	w = (BeamInstr) *c_p->cp;
@@ -753,8 +752,7 @@ erts_bif_trace(int bif_index, Process* p, Eterm* args, BeamInstr* I)
 	}
     }
     if (bp_flags & ERTS_BPF_TIME_TRACE_ACTIVE &&
-	IS_TRACED_FL(p, F_TRACE_CALLS) &&
-	ERTS_TRACER_PROC_IS_ENABLED(p)) {
+	IS_TRACED_FL(p, F_TRACE_CALLS)) {
 	BeamInstr *pc = (BeamInstr *)ep->code+3;
 	erts_trace_time_call(p, pc, bp->time);
     }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_trace.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_trace.c
index b65c0e303f..66e5146da0 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_trace.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_trace.c
@@ -512,8 +512,7 @@ start_trace(Process *c_p, ErtsTracer tracer,
             && !ERTS_TRACER_COMPARE(ERTS_TRACER(port), tracer)) {
             /* This tracee is already being traced, and not by the
              * tracer to be */
-            if (erts_is_tracer_proc_enabled(c_p, ERTS_PROC_LOCKS_ALL,
-                                            common, am_trace_status)) {
+            if (erts_is_tracer_enabled(tracer, common)) {
                 /* The tracer is still in use */
                 return 1;
             }
@@ -856,7 +855,7 @@ trace_info_pid(Process* p, Eterm pid_spec, Eterm key)
             return am_undefined;
 
         if (!ERTS_TRACER_IS_NIL(ERTS_TRACER(tracee)))
-            erts_is_tracer_proc_enabled(NULL, 0, &tracee->common, am_trace_status);
+            erts_is_tracer_proc_enabled(NULL, 0, &tracee->common);
 
         tracer = erts_tracer_to_term(p, ERTS_TRACER(tracee));
         trace_flags = ERTS_TRACE_FLAGS(tracee);
@@ -864,22 +863,24 @@ trace_info_pid(Process* p, Eterm pid_spec, Eterm key)
         erts_port_release(tracee);
 
     } else if (is_internal_pid(pid_spec)) {
-	Process *tracee;
-	tracee = erts_pid2proc(p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN,
-			       pid_spec, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN);
+	Process *tracee = erts_pid2proc_not_running(p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN,
+                                                    pid_spec, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN);
+
+        if (tracee == ERTS_PROC_LOCK_BUSY)
+            ERTS_BIF_YIELD2(bif_export[BIF_trace_info_2], p, pid_spec, key);
 
 	if (!tracee)
 	    return am_undefined;
 
         if (!ERTS_TRACER_IS_NIL(ERTS_TRACER(tracee)))
             erts_is_tracer_proc_enabled(tracee, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN,
-                                        &tracee->common, am_trace_status);
+                                        &tracee->common);
 
         tracer = erts_tracer_to_term(p, ERTS_TRACER(tracee));
         trace_flags = ERTS_TRACE_FLAGS(tracee);
 
-        if (tracee != p)
-            erts_smp_proc_unlock(tracee, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN);
+	if (tracee != p)
+	    erts_smp_proc_unlock(tracee, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN);
     } else if (is_external_pid(pid_spec)
 	       && external_pid_dist_entry(pid_spec) == erts_this_dist_entry) {
 	    return am_undefined;
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_util.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_util.c
index 3e75b9fd5f..6732b708a8 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_util.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_util.c
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ set_match_trace(Process *tracee_p, Eterm fail_term, ErtsTracer tracer,
         ERTS_PROC_LOCKS_ALL == erts_proc_lc_my_proc_locks(tracee_p)
         || erts_thr_progress_is_blocking());
 
-    if (ERTS_TRACER_IS_NIL(tracer) || erts_is_tracer_enabled(tracee_p, tracer))
+    if (ERTS_TRACER_IS_NIL(tracer)
+        || erts_is_tracer_enabled(tracer, &tracee_p->common))
         return set_tracee_flags(tracee_p, tracer, d_flags, e_flags);
     return fail_term;
 }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c
index e632e3d5b5..a853ec585b 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c
@@ -10085,7 +10085,10 @@ Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 
 	erts_smp_proc_unlock(p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS);
 
-	if (IS_TRACED(p)) {
+        /* Clear tracer if it has been removed */
+	if (IS_TRACED(p) && erts_is_tracer_proc_enabled(
+                p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN, &p->common)) {
+
 	    if (state & ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING) {
 		if (ARE_TRACE_FLAGS_ON(p, F_TRACE_SCHED_EXIT))
 		    trace_sched(p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN, am_in_exiting);
@@ -10100,12 +10103,6 @@ Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 	    }
 	}
 
-
-#ifdef ERTS_SMP
-        /* Clears tracer if it has been removed */
-        (void)ERTS_TRACER_PROC_IS_ENABLED(p);
-#endif
-
 	if (state & (ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS
 		     | ERTS_PSFLG_DIRTY_RUNNING_SYS)) {
 	    /*
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_trace.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_trace.c
index 6d6373b706..ca001fc156 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_trace.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_trace.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ send_to_tracer_nif(Process *c_p, ErtsPTabElementCommon *t_p,
                    Eterm tag, Eterm msg, Eterm extra,
                    Eterm pam_result);
 static ERTS_INLINE Eterm
-call_enabled_tracer(Process *c_p, const ErtsTracer tracer,
+call_enabled_tracer(const ErtsTracer tracer,
                     ErtsTracerNif **tnif_ref,
                     enum ErtsTracerOpt topt,
                     Eterm tag, Eterm t_p_id);
@@ -459,8 +459,7 @@ erts_set_system_seq_tracer(Process *c_p, ErtsProcLocks c_p_locks, ErtsTracer new
 
     if (!ERTS_TRACER_IS_NIL(new)) {
         Eterm nif_result = call_enabled_tracer(
-            NULL, new, NULL,
-            TRACE_FUN_ENABLED, am_trace_status, am_undefined);
+            new, NULL, TRACE_FUN_ENABLED, am_trace_status, am_undefined);
         switch (nif_result) {
         case am_trace: break;
         default:
@@ -492,7 +491,7 @@ erts_get_system_seq_tracer(void)
     erts_smp_rwmtx_runlock(&sys_trace_rwmtx);
 
     if (st != erts_tracer_nil &&
-        call_enabled_tracer(NULL, st, NULL, TRACE_FUN_ENABLED,
+        call_enabled_tracer(st, NULL, TRACE_FUN_ENABLED,
                             am_trace_status, am_undefined) == am_remove) {
         erts_set_system_seq_tracer(NULL, 0, erts_tracer_nil);
         st = erts_tracer_nil;
@@ -513,7 +512,7 @@ get_default_tracing(Uint *flagsp, ErtsTracer *tracerp,
 	*default_trace_flags &= ~TRACEE_FLAGS;
     } else {
         Eterm nif_res;
-        nif_res = call_enabled_tracer(NULL, *default_tracer,
+        nif_res = call_enabled_tracer(*default_tracer,
                                       NULL, TRACE_FUN_ENABLED,
                                       am_trace_status, am_undefined);
         switch (nif_res) {
@@ -915,8 +914,8 @@ seq_trace_update_send(Process *p)
     ASSERT((is_tuple(SEQ_TRACE_TOKEN(p)) || is_nil(SEQ_TRACE_TOKEN(p))));
     if (have_no_seqtrace(SEQ_TRACE_TOKEN(p)) ||
         (seq_tracer != NIL &&
-         call_enabled_tracer(NULL, seq_tracer, NULL,
-                             TRACE_FUN_ENABLED, am_trace_status,
+         call_enabled_tracer(seq_tracer, NULL,
+                             TRACE_FUN_ENABLED, am_seq_trace,
                              p ? p->common.id : am_undefined) != am_trace)
 #ifdef USE_VM_PROBES
 	 || (SEQ_TRACE_TOKEN(p) == am_have_dt_utag)
@@ -963,9 +962,9 @@ seq_trace_output_generic(Eterm token, Eterm msg, Uint type,
     ASSERT(is_tuple(token) || is_nil(token));
     if (token == NIL || (process && ERTS_TRACE_FLAGS(process) & F_SENSITIVE) ||
         ERTS_TRACER_IS_NIL(seq_tracer) ||
-        call_enabled_tracer(NULL, seq_tracer,
+        call_enabled_tracer(seq_tracer,
                             NULL, TRACE_FUN_ENABLED,
-                            am_trace_status,
+                            am_seq_trace,
                             process ? process->common.id : am_undefined) != am_trace) {
 	return;
     }
@@ -1186,7 +1185,11 @@ erts_call_trace(Process* p, BeamInstr mfa[3], Binary *match_spec,
 	 *     use process flags
 	 */
 	tracee_flags = &ERTS_TRACE_FLAGS(p);
+        /* Is is not ideal at all to call this check twice,
+           it should be optimized so that only one call is made. */
         if (!is_tracer_enabled(p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN, &p->common, &tnif,
+                               TRACE_FUN_ENABLED, am_trace_status)
+            || !is_tracer_enabled(p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN, &p->common, &tnif,
                     TRACE_FUN_E_CALL, am_call)) {
             return 0;
         }
@@ -1202,13 +1205,21 @@ erts_call_trace(Process* p, BeamInstr mfa[3], Binary *match_spec,
         }
 	meta_flags = F_TRACE_CALLS | F_NOW_TS;
 	tracee_flags = &meta_flags;
-        switch (call_enabled_tracer(p, *tracer,
-                                    &tnif, TRACE_FUN_T_CALL,
-                                    am_call, p->common.id)) {
+        switch (call_enabled_tracer(*tracer,
+                                    &tnif, TRACE_FUN_ENABLED,
+                                    am_trace_status, p->common.id)) {
         default:
         case am_remove: *tracer = erts_tracer_nil;
         case am_discard: return 0;
-        case am_trace: break;
+        case am_trace:
+            switch (call_enabled_tracer(*tracer,
+                                        &tnif, TRACE_FUN_T_CALL,
+                                        am_call, p->common.id)) {
+            default:
+            case am_discard: return 0;
+            case am_trace: break;
+            }
+            break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1346,9 +1357,9 @@ trace_proc(Process *c_p, ErtsProcLocks c_p_locks,
            Process *t_p, Eterm what, Eterm data)
 {
     ErtsTracerNif *tnif = NULL;
-    if (is_tracer_enabled(c_p, c_p_locks, &t_p->common, &tnif,
+    if (is_tracer_enabled(NULL, 0, &t_p->common, &tnif,
                 TRACE_FUN_E_PROCS, what))
-        send_to_tracer_nif(c_p, &t_p->common, t_p->common.id, tnif, TRACE_FUN_T_PROCS,
+        send_to_tracer_nif(NULL, &t_p->common, t_p->common.id, tnif, TRACE_FUN_T_PROCS,
                            what, data, THE_NON_VALUE, am_true);
 }
 
@@ -1365,16 +1376,15 @@ trace_proc_spawn(Process *p, Eterm what, Eterm pid,
 		 Eterm mod, Eterm func, Eterm args)
 {
     ErtsTracerNif *tnif = NULL;
-    if (is_tracer_enabled(p, ERTS_PROC_LOCKS_ALL &
-                               ~(ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS|ERTS_PROC_LOCK_TRACE),
-                               &p->common, &tnif, TRACE_FUN_E_PROCS, what)) {
+    if (is_tracer_enabled(NULL, 0,
+			  &p->common, &tnif, TRACE_FUN_E_PROCS, what)) {
         Eterm mfa;
         Eterm* hp;
 
         hp = HAlloc(p, 4);
         mfa = TUPLE3(hp, mod, func, args);
         hp += 4;
-        send_to_tracer_nif(p, &p->common, p->common.id, tnif, TRACE_FUN_T_PROCS,
+        send_to_tracer_nif(NULL, &p->common, p->common.id, tnif, TRACE_FUN_T_PROCS,
                            what, pid, mfa, am_true);
     }
 }
@@ -2899,23 +2909,28 @@ send_to_tracer_nif(Process *c_p, ErtsPTabElementCommon *t_p,
 }
 
 static ERTS_INLINE Eterm
-call_enabled_tracer(Process *c_p, const ErtsTracer tracer,
+call_enabled_tracer(const ErtsTracer tracer,
                     ErtsTracerNif **tnif_ret,
                     enum ErtsTracerOpt topt,
                     Eterm tag, Eterm t_p_id) {
     ErtsTracerNif *tnif = lookup_tracer_nif(tracer);
     if (tnif) {
-        Eterm argv[] = {tag, ERTS_TRACER_STATE(tracer), t_p_id};
+        Eterm argv[] = {tag, ERTS_TRACER_STATE(tracer), t_p_id},
+            ret;
         topt = (tnif->tracers[topt].cb) ? topt : TRACE_FUN_ENABLED;
         ASSERT(topt < NIF_TRACER_TYPES);
         ASSERT(tnif->tracers[topt].cb != NULL);
         if (tnif_ret) *tnif_ret = tnif;
-        return erts_nif_call_function(c_p, NULL, tnif->nif_mod,
-                                      tnif->tracers[topt].cb,
-                                      tnif->tracers[topt].arity,
-                                      argv);
+        ret = erts_nif_call_function(NULL, NULL, tnif->nif_mod,
+                                     tnif->tracers[topt].cb,
+                                     tnif->tracers[topt].arity,
+                                     argv);
+        if (tag == am_trace_status && ret != am_remove)
+            return am_trace;
+        ASSERT(tag == am_trace_status || ret != am_remove);
+        return ret;
     }
-    return am_remove;
+    return tag == am_trace_status ? am_remove : am_discard;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -2940,12 +2955,12 @@ is_tracer_enabled(Process* c_p, ErtsProcLocks c_p_locks,
     }
 #endif
 
-    nif_result = call_enabled_tracer(c_p, t_p->tracer, tnif_ret, topt, tag, t_p->id);
+    nif_result = call_enabled_tracer(t_p->tracer, tnif_ret, topt, tag, t_p->id);
     switch (nif_result) {
     case am_discard: return 0;
     case am_trace: return 1;
     case THE_NON_VALUE:
-    case am_remove: break;
+    case am_remove: ASSERT(tag == am_trace_status); break;
     default:
         /* only am_remove should be returned, but if
            something else is returned we fall-through
@@ -2976,19 +2991,14 @@ is_tracer_enabled(Process* c_p, ErtsProcLocks c_p_locks,
     return 0;
 }
 
-int erts_is_tracer_proc_enabled(Process* c_p, ErtsProcLocks c_p_locks,
-                                ErtsPTabElementCommon *t_p, Eterm type)
-{
-    return is_tracer_enabled(c_p, c_p_locks, t_p, NULL, TRACE_FUN_ENABLED, am_trace_status);
-}
-
-int erts_is_tracer_enabled(Process *c_p, const ErtsTracer tracer)
+int erts_is_tracer_enabled(const ErtsTracer tracer, ErtsPTabElementCommon *t_p)
 {
     ErtsTracerNif *tnif = lookup_tracer_nif(tracer);
     if (tnif) {
-        Eterm nif_result = call_enabled_tracer(c_p, tracer, &tnif,
-                                               TRACE_FUN_ENABLED, am_trace_status,
-                                               c_p->common.id);
+        Eterm nif_result = call_enabled_tracer(tracer, &tnif,
+                                               TRACE_FUN_ENABLED,
+                                               am_trace_status,
+                                               t_p->id);
         switch (nif_result) {
         case am_discard:
         case am_trace: return 1;
@@ -2999,6 +3009,20 @@ int erts_is_tracer_enabled(Process *c_p, const ErtsTracer tracer)
     return 0;
 }
 
+int erts_is_tracer_proc_enabled(Process* c_p, ErtsProcLocks c_p_locks,
+                                ErtsPTabElementCommon *t_p)
+{
+    return is_tracer_enabled(c_p, c_p_locks, t_p, NULL, TRACE_FUN_ENABLED,
+                             am_trace_status);
+}
+
+int erts_is_tracer_proc_enabled_send(Process* c_p, ErtsProcLocks c_p_locks,
+                                     ErtsPTabElementCommon *t_p)
+{
+    return is_tracer_enabled(c_p, c_p_locks, t_p, NULL, TRACE_FUN_T_SEND, am_send);
+}
+
+
 void erts_tracer_replace(ErtsPTabElementCommon *t_p, const ErtsTracer tracer)
 {
 #if defined(ERTS_SMP) && defined(ERTS_ENABLE_LOCK_CHECK)
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_trace.h b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_trace.h
index fd5879bc9d..0095d4386b 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_trace.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_trace.h
@@ -193,8 +193,10 @@ int erts_finish_breakpointing(void);
 
 /* Nif tracer functions */
 int erts_is_tracer_proc_enabled(Process *c_p, ErtsProcLocks c_p_locks,
-                                ErtsPTabElementCommon *t_p, Eterm type);
-int erts_is_tracer_enabled(Process *c_p, const ErtsTracer tracer);
+                                ErtsPTabElementCommon *t_p);
+int erts_is_tracer_proc_enabled_send(Process* c_p, ErtsProcLocks c_p_locks,
+                                     ErtsPTabElementCommon *t_p);
+int erts_is_tracer_enabled(const ErtsTracer tracer, ErtsPTabElementCommon *t_p);
 Eterm erts_tracer_to_term(Process *p, ErtsTracer tracer);
 ErtsTracer erts_term_to_tracer(Eterm prefix, Eterm term);
 void erts_tracer_replace(ErtsPTabElementCommon *t_p,
@@ -224,9 +226,4 @@ ERTS_DECLARE_DUMMY(erts_tracer_nil) = NIL;
 #define ERTS_TRACER_FROM_ETERM(termp) \
     ((ErtsTracer*)(termp))
 
-#define ERTS_TRACER_PROC_IS_ENABLED(PROC)                               \
-    (!ERTS_TRACER_IS_NIL(ERTS_TRACER(PROC))                             \
-     && erts_is_tracer_proc_enabled(PROC, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN,          \
-                                    &(PROC)->common, am_trace_status))
-
 #endif /* ERL_TRACE_H__ */
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/io.c b/erts/emulator/beam/io.c
index ef326fafec..0377f6cb5e 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/io.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/io.c
@@ -5941,7 +5941,7 @@ driver_deliver_term(Port *prt, Eterm to, ErlDrvTermData* data, int len)
     if (!rp) {
         if (!prt || !IS_TRACED_FL(prt, F_TRACE_SEND))
             goto done;
-        if (!erts_is_tracer_proc_enabled(NULL, 0, &prt->common, am_send))
+        if (!erts_is_tracer_proc_enabled_send(NULL, 0, &prt->common))
             goto done;
 
 	res = -2;
diff --git a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/erl_tracer_nif.c b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/erl_tracer_nif.c
index 8a9a1bf16c..6dddc80607 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/erl_tracer_nif.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/erl_tracer_nif.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ ERL_NIF_INIT(erl_tracer, nif_funcs, load, NULL, upgrade, unload)
     ATOM_DECL(strict_monotonic);                   \
     ATOM_DECL(timestamp);                          \
     ATOM_DECL(trace);                              \
+    ATOM_DECL(trace_status);                       \
     ATOM_DECL(trace_ts);                           \
     ATOM_DECL(true);                               \
     ATOM_DECL(gc_minor_start);                     \
@@ -118,19 +119,22 @@ static ERL_NIF_TERM enabled(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[])
 {
     ErlNifPid to_pid;
     ErlNifPort to_port;
+    ERL_NIF_TERM ret = enif_is_identical(argv[0], atom_trace_status) ?
+        atom_remove : atom_discard;
+
     ASSERT(argc == 3);
 
     if (enif_get_local_pid(env, argv[1], &to_pid)) {
         if (!enif_is_process_alive(env, &to_pid))
             /* tracer is dead so we should remove this trace point */
-            return atom_remove;
+            return ret;
     } else if (enif_get_local_port(env, argv[1], &to_port)) {
         if (!enif_is_port_alive(env, &to_port))
             /* tracer is dead so we should remove this trace point */
-            return atom_remove;
+            return ret;
     } else {
         /* The state was not a pid or a port */
-        return atom_remove;
+        return ret;
     }
 
     /* Only generate trace for when tracer != tracee */
diff --git a/erts/emulator/test/trace_bif_SUITE.erl b/erts/emulator/test/trace_bif_SUITE.erl
index 8c3ffccc45..491b37ae46 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/test/trace_bif_SUITE.erl
+++ b/erts/emulator/test/trace_bif_SUITE.erl
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ do_trace_bif_return(TsType, TsFlags) ->
                                            {?MODULE, bif_process,0}},
                                           Ts11, TsType),
     check_ts(TsType, Ts12, make_ts(TsType)),
+    erlang:trace_pattern({erlang,'_','_'}, false, [local]),
     ok.
 
 
diff --git a/erts/emulator/test/tracer_SUITE.erl b/erts/emulator/test/tracer_SUITE.erl
index de44d6656a..20fb7e475e 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/test/tracer_SUITE.erl
+++ b/erts/emulator/test/tracer_SUITE.erl
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ groups() ->
                    gc_start, gc_end]}].
 
 init_per_suite(Config) ->
+    erlang:trace_pattern({'_','_','_'}, false, [local]),
+    erlang:trace_pattern({'_','_','_'}, false, []),
     purge(),
     Config.
 
@@ -119,23 +121,24 @@ unload(_Config) ->
          end,
 
     1 = erlang:trace(Pid, true, [{tracer, tracer_test,
-                                  {#{ call => trace}, self(), []}},
+                                  {#{ call => trace }, self(), []}},
                                  call]),
     1 = erlang:trace_pattern({?MODULE, all, 0}, [], []),
 
     Tc(1),
-    receive _ -> ok after 0 -> ct:fail(timeout) end,
+    receive _M -> ok after 0 -> ct:fail(timeout) end,
+    receive M0 -> ct:fail({unexpected_message0, M0}) after 0 -> ok end,
 
     code:purge(tracer_test),
     code:delete(tracer_test),
 
     Tc(1),
-    receive M1 -> ct:fail({unexpected_message, M1}) after 0 -> ok end,
+    receive M1 -> ct:fail({unexpected_message1, M1}) after 0 -> ok end,
 
     code:purge(tracer_test),
 
     Tc(1),
-    receive M2 -> ct:fail({unexpected_message, M2}) after 0 -> ok end,
+    receive M2 -> ct:fail({unexpected_message2, M2}) after 0 -> ok end,
 
     ok.
 
@@ -167,13 +170,19 @@ reload(_Config) ->
 
          false = code:purge(tracer_test),
          true = code:delete(tracer_test),
-         false = code:purge(tracer_test)
+         false = code:purge(tracer_test),
+         timer:sleep(10)
      end || _ <- lists:seq(1,15)],
 
     ok.
 
 reload_loop() ->
     ?MODULE:all(),
+    ?MODULE:all(),
+    ?MODULE:all(),
+    ?MODULE:all(),
+    ?MODULE:all(),
+    timer:sleep(1),
     reload_loop().
 
 invalid_tracers(_Config) ->
@@ -214,7 +223,7 @@ send(_Config) ->
     Expect = fun(Pid, State, EOpts) ->
                      receive
                          Msg ->
-                             {Pid, send, State, Pid, ok, Self, Opts} = Msg,
+                             {send, State, Pid, ok, Self, Opts} = Msg,
                              check_opts(EOpts, Opts)
                      end
              end,
@@ -230,7 +239,7 @@ recv(_Config) ->
     Expect = fun(Pid, State, EOpts) ->
                      receive
                          Msg ->
-                             {undefined, 'receive', State, Pid, ok, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
+                             {'receive', State, Pid, ok, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
                              check_opts(EOpts, Opts)
                      end
              end,
@@ -247,14 +256,14 @@ spawn(_Config) ->
         fun(Pid, State, EOpts) ->
                 receive
                     Msg ->
-                        {Pid, spawn, State, Pid, NewPid,
+                        {spawn, State, Pid, NewPid,
                          {lists,seq,[1,10]}, Opts} = Msg,
                         check_opts(EOpts, Opts),
                         true = is_pid(NewPid) andalso NewPid /= Pid
                 end
              end,
 
-    test(spawn, procs, Tc, Expect, true).
+    test(spawn, procs, Tc, Expect, false).
 
 exit(_Config) ->
     Tc = fun(Pid) ->
@@ -265,7 +274,7 @@ exit(_Config) ->
         fun(Pid, State, EOpts) ->
                 receive
                     Msg ->
-                        {Pid, exit, State, Pid, normal, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
+                        {exit, State, Pid, normal, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
                         check_opts(EOpts, Opts)
                 end
              end,
@@ -286,13 +295,13 @@ link(_Config) ->
         fun(Pid, State, EOpts) ->
                 receive
                     Msg ->
-                        {Pid, link, State, Pid, NewPid, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
+                        {link, State, Pid, NewPid, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
                         check_opts(EOpts, Opts),
                         true = is_pid(NewPid) andalso NewPid /= Pid
                 end
              end,
 
-    test(link, procs, Tc, Expect, true).
+    test(link, procs, Tc, Expect, false).
 
 unlink(_Config) ->
 
@@ -309,13 +318,13 @@ unlink(_Config) ->
         fun(Pid, State, EOpts) ->
                 receive
                     Msg ->
-                        {Pid, unlink, State, Pid, NewPid, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
+                        {unlink, State, Pid, NewPid, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
                         check_opts(EOpts, Opts),
                         true = is_pid(NewPid) andalso NewPid /= Pid
                 end
              end,
 
-    test(unlink, procs, Tc, Expect, true).
+    test(unlink, procs, Tc, Expect, false).
 
 getting_linked(_Config) ->
 
@@ -331,7 +340,7 @@ getting_linked(_Config) ->
         fun(Pid, State, EOpts) ->
                 receive
                     Msg ->
-                        {NewPid, getting_linked, State, Pid, NewPid, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
+                        {getting_linked, State, Pid, NewPid, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
                         check_opts(EOpts, Opts),
                         true = is_pid(NewPid) andalso NewPid /= Pid
                 end
@@ -355,7 +364,7 @@ getting_unlinked(_Config) ->
         fun(Pid, State, EOpts) ->
                 receive
                     Msg ->
-                        {NewPid, getting_unlinked, State, Pid, NewPid, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
+                        {getting_unlinked, State, Pid, NewPid, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
                         check_opts(EOpts, Opts),
                         true = is_pid(NewPid) andalso NewPid /= Pid
                 end
@@ -377,12 +386,12 @@ register(_Config) ->
         fun(Pid, State, EOpts) ->
                 receive
                     Msg ->
-                        {Pid, register, State, Pid, ?MODULE, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
+                        {register, State, Pid, ?MODULE, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
                         check_opts(EOpts, Opts)
                 end
              end,
 
-    test(register, procs, Tc, Expect, true).
+    test(register, procs, Tc, Expect, false).
 
 unregister(_Config) ->
 
@@ -398,18 +407,18 @@ unregister(_Config) ->
         fun(Pid, State, EOpts) ->
                 receive
                     Msg ->
-                        {Pid, unregister, State, Pid, ?MODULE, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
+                        {unregister, State, Pid, ?MODULE, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
                         check_opts(EOpts, Opts)
                 end
              end,
 
-    test(unregister, procs, Tc, Expect, true).
+    test(unregister, procs, Tc, Expect, false).
 
 in(_Config) ->
 
     Tc = fun(Pid) ->
                  Self = self(),
-                 Pid ! fun() -> receive after 1 -> Self ! ok end end,
+                 Pid ! fun() -> receive after 10 -> Self ! ok end end,
                  receive ok -> ok end
          end,
 
@@ -418,7 +427,7 @@ in(_Config) ->
                 N = (fun F(N) ->
                              receive
                                  Msg ->
-                                     {Pid, in, State, Pid, _,
+                                     {in, State, Pid, _,
                                       undefined, Opts} = Msg,
                                      check_opts(EOpts, Opts),
                                      F(N+1)
@@ -428,7 +437,7 @@ in(_Config) ->
                 true = N > 0
              end,
 
-    test(in, running, Tc, Expect, true).
+    test(in, running, Tc, Expect, false).
 
 out(_Config) ->
     Tc = fun(Pid) ->
@@ -443,7 +452,7 @@ out(_Config) ->
                 N = (fun F(N) ->
                              receive
                                  Msg ->
-                                     {Pid, out, State, Pid, _,
+                                     {out, State, Pid, _,
                                       undefined, Opts} = Msg,
                                      check_opts(EOpts, Opts),
                                      F(N+1)
@@ -453,7 +462,7 @@ out(_Config) ->
                 true = N > 0
              end,
 
-    test(out, running, Tc, Expect, true, true).
+    test(out, running, Tc, Expect, false, true).
 
 gc_start(_Config) ->
 
@@ -468,12 +477,12 @@ gc_start(_Config) ->
         fun(Pid, State, EOpts) ->
                 receive
                     Msg ->
-                        {Pid, gc_major_start, State, Pid, _, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
+                        {gc_major_start, State, Pid, _, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
                         check_opts(EOpts, Opts)
                 end
              end,
 
-    test(gc_major_start, garbage_collection, Tc, Expect, true).
+    test(gc_major_start, garbage_collection, Tc, Expect, false).
 
 gc_end(_Config) ->
 
@@ -488,20 +497,20 @@ gc_end(_Config) ->
         fun(Pid, State, EOpts) ->
                 receive
                     Msg ->
-                        {Pid, gc_major_end, State, Pid, _, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
+                        {gc_major_end, State, Pid, _, undefined, Opts} = Msg,
                         check_opts(EOpts, Opts)
                 end
              end,
 
-    test(gc_major_end, garbage_collection, Tc, Expect, true).
+    test(gc_major_end, garbage_collection, Tc, Expect, false).
 
 test(Event, Tc, Expect) ->
-    test(Event, Tc, Expect, true).
+    test(Event, Tc, Expect, false).
 test(Event, Tc, Expect, Removes) ->
     test(Event, Event, Tc, Expect, Removes).
 test(Event, TraceFlag, Tc, Expect, Removes) ->
     test(Event, TraceFlag, Tc, Expect, Removes, false).
-test(Event, TraceFlag, Tc, Expect, Removes, Dies) ->
+test(Event, TraceFlag, Tc, Expect, _Removes, Dies) ->
 
     ComplexState = {fun() -> ok end, <<0:(128*8)>>},
     Opts = #{ timestamp => undefined,
@@ -557,25 +566,6 @@ test(Event, TraceFlag, Tc, Expect, Removes, Dies) ->
             ok
     end,
 
-    %% Test that remove works
-    Pid3 = start_tracee(),
-    State3 = {#{ Event => remove }, self(), ComplexState},
-    1 = erlang:trace(Pid3, true, [TraceFlag, {tracer, tracer_test, State3}]),
-    Tc(Pid3),
-    ok = trace_delivered(Pid3),
-    receive M3 -> ct:fail({unexpected, M3}) after 0 -> ok end,
-    if not Dies ->
-            if Removes ->
-                    {flags, []} = erlang:trace_info(Pid3, flags),
-                    {tracer, []} = erlang:trace_info(Pid3, tracer);
-               true ->
-                    {flags, [TraceFlag]} = erlang:trace_info(Pid3, flags),
-                    {tracer, {tracer_test, State3}} = erlang:trace_info(Pid3, tracer)
-            end,
-            erlang:trace(Pid3, false, [TraceFlag]);
-       true ->
-            ok
-    end,
     ok.
 
 check_opts(#{ scheduler_id := number } = E, #{ scheduler_id := N } = O)
diff --git a/erts/emulator/test/tracer_SUITE_data/tracer_test.c b/erts/emulator/test/tracer_SUITE_data/tracer_test.c
index 8b4be1345d..908f35da9c 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/test/tracer_SUITE_data/tracer_test.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/test/tracer_SUITE_data/tracer_test.c
@@ -104,16 +104,10 @@ static ERL_NIF_TERM trace(ErlNifEnv* env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[])
 
     enif_get_tuple(env, argv[1], &state_arity, &state_tuple);
 
-    tuple = enif_alloc(sizeof(ERL_NIF_TERM)*(argc+1));
-    memcpy(tuple+1,argv,sizeof(ERL_NIF_TERM)*argc);
+    tuple = enif_alloc(sizeof(ERL_NIF_TERM)*(argc));
+    memcpy(tuple,argv,sizeof(ERL_NIF_TERM)*argc);
 
-    if (enif_self(env, &self)) {
-        tuple[0] = enif_make_pid(env, &self);
-    } else {
-        tuple[0] = enif_make_atom(env, "undefined");
-    }
-
-    msg = enif_make_tuple_from_array(env, tuple, argc + 1);
+    msg = enif_make_tuple_from_array(env, tuple, argc);
     enif_get_local_pid(env, state_tuple[1], &to);
     enif_send(env, &to, NULL, msg);
     enif_free(tuple);
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/src/erl_tracer.erl b/erts/preloaded/src/erl_tracer.erl
index de1e9ca01e..fe15812535 100644
--- a/erts/preloaded/src/erl_tracer.erl
+++ b/erts/preloaded/src/erl_tracer.erl
@@ -41,10 +41,14 @@ on_load() ->
 %%% NIF placeholders
 %%%
 
--spec enabled(Tag :: trace_tag() | seq_trace | trace_status,
+-spec enabled(Tag :: trace_status,
               TracerState :: tracer_state(),
               Tracee :: tracee()) ->
-   trace | discard | remove.
+                     trace | remove;
+             (Tag :: trace_tag() | seq_trace,
+              TracerState :: tracer_state(),
+              Tracee :: tracee()) ->
+   trace | discard.
 enabled(_, _, _) ->
     erlang:nif_error(nif_not_loaded).